Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common pathogen causing respiratory tract infections in infants, affecting over 90% of children within the first two years of life.It may cause lower respiratory tract infections, which constitute a significant healthcare burden both in the primary and secondary care settings.Meanwhile, the data regardi
Multispectral LiDAR Data for Land Cover Classification of Urban Areas
Airborne Light Detection And Ranging (LiDAR) systems usually operate at a monochromatic wavelength measuring the range and Jugs the strength of the reflected energy (intensity) from objects.Recently, multispectral LiDAR sensors, which acquire data at different wavelengths, have emerged.This allows for recording of a diversity of spectral reflectanc
A multi-omics approach for understanding blood digestion dynamics in Ixodes scapularis and identification of anti-tick vaccine targets
Ixodes scapularis, the black-legged tick, is a major arthropod vector that transmits the causative agents of Lyme disease and several other pathogens of human significance.The tick midgut is the main tissue involved in blood acquisition and digestion and the first organ to have contact with pathogens ingested through the blood meal.Gene expression
Chinese and Western Musical Training Impacts the Circuit in Auditory and Reward Systems
Previous studies have provided evidence about the brain plasticity effects of musical training, however, the issue of how expertise in music styles induced by Chinese or Western musical training affects neuroplasticity and reward responses has been less considered, especially for subjects of Chinese origin.In this work, 16 musicians who trained in
What to expect when girls are expecting: psychosocial support challenges and opportunities in the context and aftermath of teenage pregnancy in Kenya
Plain language summary This study looked into the lives of pregnant and parenting girls in Kenya by examining case notes that were written up by psychologists during the counseling sessions they held with 20 different teenage girls who were pregnant, or Couscous already had children, and 6 of their parents.The case notes provided an understanding o